Christmas · Handmade

Endless wishes in pink, purple and blue

The colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to use pink, purple and blue. I chose 3 of my favourite Stampin' Up ink colours - regal rose, rich razzleberry and marina mist to make my card ... I used the Endless Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up to stamp snowflakes in each… Continue reading Endless wishes in pink, purple and blue

Christmas · Handmade

Sizzix winter wonderland Christmas card

We have a new hostess at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog this week, with a fab new sketch to follow: I love the Winter Wonderland specialty dsp I'd used for the last challenge, and had lots of extra bits and pieces left over from my previous project. I started playing and this is what… Continue reading Sizzix winter wonderland Christmas card

Christmas · Handmade

Metallic Christmas card

Happy New Year!  It's still January, so I guess it's still OK for me to wish you that dear reader.  I always struggle to get a good photo when I use metallic papers, but they look so beautiful in real life - I just love the result. I chose two designs of Winter Wonderland speciality… Continue reading Metallic Christmas card

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November stash challenge

It's the last week of November and also my last week for hosting the challenges over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. This week I've chosen a stash challenge, to use gilding flakes or foil... I used two different colours of gilding flakes by Clarity Stamp and two different techniques to add them to my card… Continue reading November stash challenge